Publications

Publications

Publications are one way in which the Willamette Heritage Center preserves and documents the history of the Mid-Willamette Valley. The WHC and its predecessor organizations, the Marion County Historical Society and the Mission Mill Museum, have an impressive catalog of publications, listed below. Looking for a particular topic? Make sure to check out our WHC Publications Master Index. Titles not out of print are available for sale at the Willamette Heritage Center.

Digital Publications & Resources

Willamette Valley Voices

Willamette Valley Voices journal is the latest in a long history of documenting our community’s history through scholarship and publication. It was begun in 2012 as a showcase for scholarly writing pertaining to history and heritage in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, south of Portland. Articles are written by scholars, students, heritage professionals and historians – professional and amateur. Editions are themed to orient authors and readers to varied and important topics in Valley history.

All Willamette Valley Voices editions are available here in digital format for free; hard copies may be purchased in person at the WHC for $10.

Proceedings from a symposium hosted by the Mission Mill Museum Association on April 2, 1988. Includes then largely unpublished research in to the cultural interaction between the Kalapuya Indians and the French Canadians and Americans who traded and settled in the Willamette Valley. The symposium was funded through the Oregon Committee for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

David Duniway

David Cushing Duniway (1912-1993) was a founding member and first president of the Marion County Historical Society. In his professional life, Duniway served as Oregon State Archivist from 1946-1972. Through his personal and professional interests, he was involved in many historic preservation projects throughout the City of Salem including the restoration of Deepwood Estate, development of the Mission Mill Museum and that of his own home, the 1865 McCully-McMahan House. In conjunction with the Marion County Historical Society he researched, wrote and published several books on Salem history.

An Urban Report from England to Salem, Oregon and San Diego, California. Contains history of builder Luke A. Port and the history of his work at Deepwood and elsewhere.

Other Publications

Historical Atlas Map of Marion & Linn Counties, 1878 (2004 Reprint)

Originally published by Edgar Williams & Co. in 1878, this is a reproduction of an original from the Center’s collections. It contains detailed maps showing land ownership, plate illustrations of prominent buildings and homesteads and a demographic descriptions of communities in Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon.

The Kalapuyans: A Sourcebook on the Indians of the Willamette Valley, 2004

This is the 2nd edition of Harold Mackey’s text on the Kalapuya. It was published in 2004 as a joint project between Mission Mill Museum and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. This edition includes a new afterward from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and an updated bibliography.

John Minto: Man of Courage, 1980

Written by Beverly Elizabeth Lowe, this book is full of images and stories related to John Minto (1822-1915) from the coal mines of Wylam, England to the Legislative Halls of Salem, Oregon.

Missionary Footpaths: The Story of Anna Maria Pittman Lee, 1978

by Sylvia Mattson

Anna Maria Pittman left her life behind to sail half way across the world to be a missionary in Oregon. Drawing upon her letters and diaries and those of other early Oregon Missionaries, this book gives a good overview of Pittman’s life and marriage to mission leader Jason Lee.

Spinning and Weaving Wool: The Men and Women of the Mill, 1985

By Harry H. Stein

Booklet detailing the history of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill (1889-1962) in Sale, Oregon and the daily experiences of its employees, especially focused on the years between 1914 and 1939.